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[UEFA @UEFA]

🏆 Referee announced for 2026 #SuperCup!

We're pleased to share that Somali referee Omar Artan will officiate the highly anticipated match between PSG and Aston Villa in Salzburg.

[Abdikarim Mataan | Analyst 🔍 @Eng_MataanSO]

Many people boycotted the World Cup in Qatar.

But Qatar never blocked the entry of fans, reporters, players and REFEREES because they had the wrong skin colour.

This is the most appalling, RACIST World Cup and it should be boycotted by everybody.

[TRT Afrika @trtafrika]

Award-winning Somali referee Omar Artan, set to be the first from his country to officiate at the World Cup finals, was denied entry to the United States, a sports ministry official told AFP on Monday

Read more: https://t.co/1kt4D9W4b8

[Front Office Sports @FOS]

Africa's best male referee Omar Artan was turned away in Miami as he traveled to officiate his first World Cup matches.

Artan was set to be the first-ever Somali World Cup referee. Somalia is on the list of countries banned from traveling to the U.S. by the Trump administration.

[Dek Binanle @DekBinanle]

BEST AFRICAN REFEREE IN 2025 🌍

Diplomatic Passport

Denied entry into the USA

Because Somali 🇸🇴 Passport after 15 may 2026

The Somali Government ( Current Adminstration ) under HSM @HassanSMohamud has no mandate .

[Ismail Osman ⚖️🕊️ @osmando]

Even Nazi Germany did not denied athletes, referees & officials from entering the country to participate in the 1936 Olympics.

This is blatant racism/discrimination, and FIFA stands disgraced for allowing politics to undermine the spirit of the beautiful game in such a manner.

Sorry brother Omar. An apology is owed to @Ref_Artan, No official should be excluded from the world’s biggest sporting event because of their nationality or passport.

[Abdikarim Mataan | Analyst 🔍 @Eng_MataanSO]

I started this petition. No silence—let justice prevail. Sign it. Join me on this journey to hold the World Cup host country accountable for Omar Artan.

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#JusticeForOmarArtan #LetOmarReferee

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Justice for Omar Artan
Sign this petition to demand FIFA to give it back.
Sign | Share | Make FIFA answer to the world it claims to represent. 

#JusticeForOmarArtan #WhoseWorldCup

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[New York Post @nypost]

Top African referee refused access to US before World Cup https://t.co/ht9IJK3gKn